Pattern: Ruffled halter Top by Oliver and S and Puppet Show shorts by Oliver and S too.Fabrics: The shorts are made in repurposed linen from al old skirt of mine by Benetton. The print is similar to Liberty prints but, check this out, is from Powerty of Valencia!. No kidding. I got it from my local fabric store and that´s what it says on the selvedges. I used it last year for the ice cream dress on this picture. It´s pretty good stuff though, so I should call it an interpretation of Liberty fabrics rather than a copy.

The top has a curious construction order, where you hem the front piece before sewing the side seams. It not as simple as it may look, and I wouldn´t recommend it to a newbie because there are a few laborious steps that might discourage anyone attempting this as their first pattern. The shorts and I are old friends, despite the fact that assembling the pockets takes me as long as making the rest of the shorts. To make them you have to gather, fold in and press a curve edge, cut, make and apply a bias binding and stitch a curved seam accurately. If I ever get a proper and even topstitch out of my machine, the result will be neater than this, but for the moment I think it´s OK.

I decided to use this fabric for the shorts because the skirt was too 90s and I didn´t wear it anymore, but I don´t like how it felt. It´s stiff and repels the iron. This is what I got right after the washing machine. Any volunteer to iron these pockets?

I´m planning to host another sew along in Spanish with the top. There are a lot more and better sew alongs in English out there, and that´s why I see no point in translating mine, but please let me know if you think otherwise.